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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The American Red Cross is joining St. Martins Catholic Church and family and friends of Chad Nierman by hosting a blood drive in honor of the local heart transplant recipient on March 15. Nierman received his new heart in September 2014, three years after being...

WARRENTON, Mo.— The American Red Cross is joining the City of Warrenton in remembering the town’s former mayor by hosting a blood drive in his memory on March 12. Jerry Dyer resigned as Warrenton’s mayor in October 2014, citing his battle with cancer. Dyer died in January...

ST. LOUIS — In honor of Red Cross Month in March, the American Red Cross encourages people to uncover their inner hero and donate blood or platelets, volunteer their time or sign up to organize a blood drive.
Since 1943, every president has designated March as Red Cross Month to...

KIRKWOOD, Mo. – The Kirkwood and Webster Groves communities are invited to honor the memory of little Benjamin “Pounder” Schrieber by giving blood at the Benjamin Schrieber Memorial Blood Drive on Feb. 8. Benjamin was 18 months old when he died of Fanconi anemia. This...

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues, Fox Sports Midwest, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and the American Red Cross encourage donors to help patients get back in the game by donating blood Feb. 2 at the annual St. Louis Blues Blood Drive. Fans will have the opportunity to give blood at...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Shonda Stanley was a proponent of blood donations and a supporter of local blood drives. Because of this dedication, her alma mater, family and friends are joining the American Red Cross to remember Stanley with a blood drive in her name on Jan. 26, nearly four years...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Police officer Molly Bowden died in February 2005, a month after being shot during a routine traffic stop. As family and friends remember her on the tenth anniversary of her death, they invite the community to help save the lives of others by giving blood at the annual...

ST. LOUIS — January is National Blood Donor Month and this year, American Red Cross supporters have a new way to help save lives through blood and platelet donation with SleevesUp virtual blood drives.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Ashley Mayer was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, at the age of 13. Now 18, Mayer continues her fight, and also continues to join family and friends in encouraging eligible blood donors to give the gift of life. Donors will have that opportunity on Jan. 17 at the...

In August 2013, Julia Stone of Rosebud was diagnosed with stage 4 Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare blood cancer that doctors predicted Julia would have only a 20 percent chance of beating. More than a year later, with the help of chemotherapy and blood transfusions, 4 year-old Julia has beaten...